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Saturday, March 31, 2012

My one word review of Nicole Peeler's Eye of the Tempest- argggggggggggggggghhhhhhhh! But in a good way.

BOB blurb- Nothing says “home” like being attacked by humans with very large guns, as Jane and Anyan discover when they arrive in Rockabill. These are professionals, brought into kill, and they bring Anyan down before either Jane or the barghest can react. Seeing Anyan fall awakens a terrible power within Jane, and she nearly destroys herself taking out their attackers.

Jane wakes, weeks later, to discover that she’s not the only thing that’s been stirring. Something underneath Rockabill is coming to life: something ancient, something powerful, and something that just might destroy the world.

Jane and her friends must act, striking out on a quest that only Jane can finish. For whatever lurks beneath the Old Sow must be stopped…and Jane’s just the halfling for the job.

This is the forth in the Jane True series and it lives up to it's predecessors. Jane continues to grow and get stronger. She kicks ass, solves problems and well... occasionally pees herself. She continues to be adorable and adorkable and well, I like her plenty. <3

So why the arrrrgh? Lady Blueballs like whoa. I won't give away any spoilers... but argh! It ain't right to tease a girl like that. WE HAVE NEEDS!

Also.. in the last book Jane dropped all sorts of Brit-isms. This time, she must be hanging out with more nerds. The geek jokes dropped in here and there are cute and funny.

My one word review of Nicole Peeler's Eye of the Tempest- argggggggggggggggghhhhhhhh! But in a good way.

BOB blurb- Nothing says “home” like being attacked by humans with very large guns, as Jane and Anyan discover when they arrive in Rockabill. These are professionals, brought into kill, and they bring Anyan down before either Jane or the barghest can react. Seeing Anyan fall awakens a terrible power within Jane, and she nearly destroys herself taking out their attackers.

Jane wakes, weeks later, to discover that she’s not the only thing that’s been stirring. Something underneath Rockabill is coming to life: something ancient, something powerful, and something that just might destroy the world.

Jane and her friends must act, striking out on a quest that only Jane can finish. For whatever lurks beneath the Old Sow must be stopped…and Jane’s just the halfling for the job.

This is the forth in the Jane True series and it lives up to it's predecessors. Jane continues to grow and get stronger. She kicks ass, solves problems and well... occasionally pees herself. She continues to be adorable and adorkable and well, I like her plenty. <3

So why the arrrrgh? Lady Blueballs like whoa. I won't give away any spoilers... but argh! It ain't right to tease a girl like that. WE HAVE NEEDS!

Also.. in the last book Jane dropped all sorts of Brit-isms. This time, she must be hanging out with more nerds. The geek jokes dropped in here and there are cute and funny.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

And since I started modeling again, it is crazy obvious *just how vain* I am.

I get pictures--Sometimes hundreds-- and each one is stared at, vetted, picked apart and (usually) discarded.

And then I post the one, maybe two photos that I like out of the throng and enjoy the adoration of .. well, the 6-10 people who notice.

This isn't new. Models do it all the time. But thing is... it's kinda fucked up. I mean, it's a part of the game and I get that I should maintain my perfect facade ...but please. Anybody who's been paying attention for more than 10 seconds knows that I'm a nerd. And a dork. and I'm not even a little bit cool.

So I wanna share a picture with you.*

Picture by Andy Jonelis

I love this picture. The ropes. The costume. The expression on my face. I even like that my hair is mussed.

But it didn't make the cut. Why?

That. I was wearing tights under my costume and it pushed up some skin and I ended up with a little bit of muffin top action. Human beings need a little extra skin to move around. I know this. I also know I work out and have a fairly flat belly and all that. Didn't matter. That little bit of stuff freaked me right out.

So, what's the point of this little diatribe?**

I love all the ladies. That's the point. All the people, really (since I know guys are just as freaked about body issues). And well... confession is good for the soul, right? I'm Lela and I have skin on my stomach. Sometimes it freaks me out.

* this is a completely unretouched photo as far as I know. please be kind and ignore the 1000 other flaws. Andy did a great job shooting me and I assure you there are other flawless photos that will come out of the shoot.

** I feel like I lost the plot somewhere in the middle of this, but hopefully y'all understand.